The relationship between the MMPI conversion V code type and neuropsychological assessment
Neuropsychological deficits demonstrated by individuals who exhibit conversion characteristics are investigated. Experiments are designed to test the following hypothesis: deficits of persons employing conversion coping strategies are related to a capacity of attention that is limited by the active...
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
01.01.1994
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| Zusammenfassung: | Neuropsychological deficits demonstrated by individuals who exhibit conversion characteristics are investigated. Experiments are designed to test the following hypothesis: deficits of persons employing conversion coping strategies are related to a capacity of attention that is limited by the active process of somatization and/or denial. Neuropsychological functioning is compared in the conversion population, as defined by the MMPI 3-1/1-3 profile, versus head injured control subjects. Experiment 1 examines memory functioning and its relationship to attention, or freedom-from-distractibility. Results indicate that the overall memory functioning, as measured by the Wechsler Memory Scale Memory Quotient, is deficient in the conversion versus head injured control subjects. Furthermore, freedom-from-distractibility, as assessed using factor scores from both the Wechsler Memory Scale and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, is deficient in the conversion group relative to their other factor scores. In contrast, the head injured control group demonstrates no differences between their Freedom-from-Distractibility and Memory scores. In experiment 2, an analysis of the major neuropsychological domains suggests that the conversion group performs as well or better than the head injured controls except on tasks that require sustained attention. |
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| Bibliographie: | SourceType-Dissertations & Theses-1 ObjectType-Dissertation/Thesis-1 content type line 12 |
| ISBN: | 9798635228456 |